Works start Monday 25 October for three weeks

A section of the A96 at North Bogbain, where temporary traffic lights have been in place to protect the carriageway, is to benefit from drainage improvements worth £95,000 with works set to get underway from Monday 25 October.

The project will involve teams carrying out improvements to the embankment of the ditch adjacent to both sides of the A96 near Keith which will repair the ditch side failure and help mitigate the risks of any undermining of the carriageway edge.

The project is scheduled to begin on Monday 25 October and is expected to take up to three weeks to complete, with the improvements taking place between 8am and 5pm each day. No works are scheduled for Saturday or Sunday.

To ensure the safety of the workforce and motorists, the temporary traffic lights with a single lane closure will continue to be in place throughout the duration of the project.

Consultation has taken place with all relevant stakeholders in advance of the drainage improvements to make them aware of the traffic management arrangements.

Ian Stewart, BEAR Scotland’s North East Representative, said: “This latest £95,000 investment from Transport Scotland will allow us to carry out drainage works to the embankment at this section of the A96 to ensure the network continues to operate safely at the highest standard.

“The traffic management is essential to ensure the safety of roadworkers and motorists during this project. Due to the nature of the works the traffic management will be required to remain in place outwith working hours however over teams will do all they can to complete the works as quickly and safely as possible.

“We thank motorists for their patience in advance while our teams carry out these improvements on the A96. We encourage road users to plan their journeys in advance by checking the Traffic Scotland website for up-to-date traffic information and allow some extra time to reach their destination.”

Real-time journey planning information can be obtained by visiting www.trafficscotland.org, twitter at @trafficscotland or via the new mobile site my.trafficscotland.org.